How to Verify Hardware Virtualization Support in Windows 10

In this article, we present tools to verify hardware virtualization support in Windows 10. Virtualization is a feature that lets you create a virtual version of your computer, dedicating a fixed amount of system resources for virtualization. With the programs listed below, you can check if your PC supports hardware virtualization.

LeoMoon CPU-V

LeoMoon CPU-V is the first platform you can use to verify hardware virtualization support on your computer. It is a portable and free program. The tool immediately shows you whether virtualization is compatible. You'll also get the following information:

• CPU architecture
• Operating system architecture
• Data execution prevention
• Second level address translation
• VM monitor mode extensions
• The name
• The cores
• The frequency

SecurAble

SecurAble is another free and portable program you can use to verify if your computer supports hardware virtualization. At the top of its interface, you'll find the following information:

• The CPU name (along with maximum frequency)
• The maximum bit length supported by the computer, along with hardware D.E.P.
• Whether the computer supports hardware virtualization

Intel® Processor Identification Utility

If you're using an Intel processor, you can use the Intel® Processor Identification Utility to find out if your CPU supports hardware virtualization. To do this, you only need to download and install the tool on your computer. After running it, the environment will take a few seconds to gather all the information, and then show you the complete hardware specifications of the CPU. In this way, you can verify if hardware virtualization is compatible (from the CPU technologies section). Additionally, you can get the following information:

• CPU architecture
• Support for other technologies such as Intel® SSE, VT-x, etc.

With these free Windows platforms, you'll detect whether your computer supports hardware virtualization. And in this way, you'll no longer have to enable Secure Boot and enter the BIOS to detect hardware virtualization in Windows.